Hello to all!

[ChuckUSMC]

Hi! Retiring to the Batesville area in the next month, and can hardly wait to take up fishing again... especially with my grandson. My own grandfather taught me to fish on Tablerock Lake, and at Roaring River State Park in Missouri almost 50 years ago. It is going to be so nice to get out of the congestion and rush of DFW, Texas.

I don't have gobs of money, so I'm hoping I can get by with something like a 15' Jon boat (good used one) and maybe spring for a brand new Honda 9.9hp motor. I don't need anything fancy.

My other hobbies include flying RC airplanes and photography.

I was in the Army first (to piss off my dad), and then joined the Marines (To kiss and make up. He served 28 years... went from private and retired a Major). Yeah, so I had to go through basic training twice as the Marines didn't consider the Army to be the military. 🙃 Dad got the last laugh. He'll be 80 next year.

Anyway, looking forward to retirement and Arkansas (Grandfather buried in Searcy).

All the best to all of you!

[BilletHead]

4 minutes ago, ChuckUSMC said:

Hi! Retiring to the Batesville area in the next month, and can hardly wait to take up fishing again... especially with my grandson. My own grandfather taught me to fish on Tablerock Lake, and at Roaring River State Park in Missouri almost 50 years ago. It is going to be so nice to get out of the congestion and rush of DFW, Texas.

I don't have gobs of money, so I'm hoping I can get by with something like a 15' Jon boat (good used one) and maybe spring for a brand new Honda 9.9hp motor. I don't need anything fancy.

My other hobbies include flying RC airplanes and photography.

I was in the Army first (to piss off my dad), and then joined the Marines (To kiss and make up. He served 28 years... went from private and retired a Major). Yeah, so I had to go through basic training twice as the Marines didn't consider the Army to be the military. 🙃 Dad got the last laugh. He'll be 80 next year.

Anyway, looking forward to retirement and Arkansas (Grandfather buried in Searcy).

All the best to all of you!

                  Welcome to a great place! 

  Thank you for your service and looking forward to your stories, past, present and future. 

[Terrierman]

Semper Fi Chuck.  Enjoy the area, it has a lot to offer.  Definitely not much like DFW.

[MoCarp]

Welcome! And thank you for your service...I’m confident you will learn all our secret spots.....welcome back

[FishnDave]

Congratulations on your retirement!  You are in the right place to enjoy it.  

[ness]

4 hours ago, ChuckUSMC said:

My other hobbies include flying RC airplanes and photography.

Welcome!

I’ve always wanted to get into RC planes. I’ve got that on the ever growing list of things to do when I’m retired. Loved to build all kinds of models as a kid; recently stuck my toe back into the water again doing a ‘63 Corvette model. 

There are some talented photographers here on OAF too. There’s a thread going here with some good stuff. 

[Gavin]

Semper Fi, and welcome! Congrats on your retirement! 

[fishinwrench]

A new Honda 9.9 ?

Just gotta ask, what commercial (or ad), or experience you had/saw, that put that crazy idea into your head ?   

Are we trying to piss off Dad again?  😅

[ChuckUSMC]

3 minutes ago, fishinwrench said:

A new Honda 9.9 ?

Just gotta ask, what commercial (or ad), or experience you had/saw, that put that crazy idea into your head ?   

Are we trying to piss off Dad again?  😅

I have owned a Honda Accord (449,000 miles with no problems) and two Honda generators that always started with the first pull of the rope. I trust Honda. I assume the boat motors are great based on past experiences with Honda.

[fishinwrench]

4 minutes ago, ChuckUSMC said:

I have owned a Honda Accord (449,000 miles with no problems) and two Honda generators that always started with the first pull of the rope. I trust Honda. I assume the boat motors are great based on past experiences with Honda.

Excellent answer!    

I can respect that. 👍 

First hand faith in a brand actually does matter.